The voice of Truman members, writing in their personal capacity.
Erin Bromaghim, Senior Visiting Fellow for City and State Diplomacy at Truman Center, offers her insight on the ongoing Summit for Democracy, taking place from December 9th-10th.
If any day deserves celebration for ending slavery, it is: December 6, 1865. Today is the 156th anniversary of the 13th Amendment’s ratification.
I entered the State Department on September 10, 2001, with a vague sense of patriotism. …
Afghanistan’s rapid fall to Taliban forces will inevitably prompt policy debates over the method and timeline of the American military withdrawal. …
Today, I won’t opine about whom to blame — plenty have. Nor will I discuss the consequences of our withdrawal for the Afghan people — plenty should. No, as the twentieth anniversary of America’s longest…